Functional Neuroimaging: Looking at the Mind-An International Symposium

FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING: Looking at the Mind
An International Symposium sponsored by
the Massachusetts Biomedical Research Corporation and
the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiology
Back Bay Hilton, Boston, MA. Nov. 5 & 6, 1992
Functional neuroimaging is the application of instruments to view the
changes in physiological state which accompany the work of the brain. It
is also a window into a deeper understanding of the interaction of the
mind and the organism which supports it. By assembling together leaders in
the development of that understanding, the symposium, "Functional
Neuroimaging: Looking at the Mind" will provide a forum for considering
whether the boundaries of physiology and consciousness are impenetrable,
or if with the tools of functional neuroimaging we are approaching a
watershed of epistemology.
PROGRAM:
Introduction and Welcome: James Thrall, Daniel Tostesen
Physiology and Function in the Nervous System: David Hubel
*** Instrumentation for Functional Neuroimaging ***
Thomas Brady, Michael Phelps, Samuel Williamson, Alan Gevins, Gilberto
Gonzalez, Mark Cohen, Thomas Budinger, Verne Caviness
Commentator: Davis Baird
*** The Brain in Health and Disease ***
Gerald Fischbach, Keith Chiappa, David Caplan, James Prichard, Keith
Thulborn, Bruce Rosen, David Kennedy
Commentator: John Mazziotta
*** Human Sensation and Motor Control ***
Anne Young, Emilio Bizzi, Rodolfo Llinas, Richard Frackowiak, Riitta Hari,
Peter Fox, John George, John Belliveau, Semir Zeki
Commentator: Stephen Grossberg
*** Imaging of Cognitive Function ***
Joseph Coyle, Daniel Schacter , Marcus Raichle, Steven Petersen, Daniel
Weinberger, Stephen Kosslyn
Commentator: David van Essen
Escape from the Cartesian Theater: Daniel Dennett
Program Directors: Mark Cohen and Thomas Brady
The attendance fee of $200 includes all meals and a reception. Attendance
will be strictly limited and handled on a first come, first served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Mary Perdikes
MGH-NMR Center
(617) 726-7421 FAX (617)726-7422
Or respond by e-mail to:
mcohen at nmr-r.mgh.harvard.edu
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